— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) July 28, 2020
“The way that history is taught in American schools is highly politicized and it really has a nationalistic agenda. What that has meant is that it has necessarily downplayed the role of slavery,” @nhannahjones https://t.co/l0KQOffbuh— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) July 28, 2020
A longtime LAPD SWAT sergeant has filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging the unit is controlled by a “SWAT Mafia” of veteran cops who encourage the use of deadly force and call members who attempt de-escalation "cowards" (via @LAcrimes): https://t.co/Zx8TIAcJZm
— Kevin Rector (@kevrector) July 29, 2020
This is a conversation between two journalists on the ground in Portland. pic.twitter.com/1KZtU3G8IR
— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) July 29, 2020
Peaceful protest tonight in Springfield, Oregon. Then cops moved in made it violent with their absolutely brutal arrests. https://t.co/WXWjY0AR68
— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) July 30, 2020
been watching this clip and thinking about how right this person is about narratives getting built around the people protecting themselves. Like how quickly the story here became "THE PROTESTERS HAVE THEIR OWN SHIELDS" as if that action was taken for no reason at all https://t.co/Qw8OlSCxGC
— Hanif Abdurraqib (@NifMuhammad) July 30, 2020
just wanna talk real quick about how we get to "public housing" as a highly stigmatized, not-so-subtle dog whistle for "low-income Black people," instead of what it could be-- a public good benefitting people of all backgrounds--in the context of Chicago history.
— wikipedia brown is eve ewing is actually a cake (@eveewing) July 30, 2020
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